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Sakai → Kyoto

Ōsaka → Kyoto
Straight line55 km
By road64 km
Driving time57min
Fuel cost¥950
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car64 km57min
🚲 Bike64 km4h 16min
🚶 On foot64 km13h 14min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Sakai (Ōsaka) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 55 km in a straight line, or 64 km by road. A car trip takes about 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥950. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kyoto

  1. Continue24 m0min
  2. Turn right46 m0min
  3. Turn left78 m0min
  4. Turn right26 m0min
  5. Turn right61 m0min
  6. Turn left onto 国道26号262.6 km3min
  7. Turn left154 m0min
  8. Continue11.6 km7min
  9. Keep left onto 11323 m0min
  10. Turn left onto 堺筋102312 m0min
  11. Keep left onto 堺筋102383 m0min
  12. Turn slight left onto 大阪高槻京都線1415 m0min
  13. Turn right onto 曽根崎通1, 1633.3 km3min
  14. Turn slight left onto 大阪生駒線82.0 km3min
  15. Turn left519 m1min
  16. Turn right onto 花博通2.6 km3min
  17. Keep left32.9 km26min
  18. Keep right5.9 km8min
  19. Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  20. Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  21. Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  22. Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Kyoto?

About 64 km by road (55 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sakai to Kyoto?

About 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).